Anexos: Lesson A. Exchanging Greetings!

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Lesson A. Exchanging greetings!

Greetings Farewells
Hi / hello! I’m leaving
How are you? See you (later, tomorrow, next week)
What’s new? Goodbye
What’s going on? Bye-bye
How are you doing? Have a nice day
What’s up?

Lesson B. ‘WH’ Questions (question words What / How)

‘WH’ questions ask for information


(different than Yes/No questions).
There are 6 basic WH-question words:

‘WH’ question Asks for… Example


What Specific thing, object What is that?
When Time, occasion, moment When is the game?
Who Person Who are your parents?
Where Position, place Where are you from?
How Way, form, feelings How are you today?
Why Reason, explanation Why are you happy?
Which Choice, Alternative Which do you prefer?
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Lesson C. Pronouns (It / They) & Verb To Be
The personal pronouns represent specific people or things.
The verb To Be is the most important verb in the English
language. It normally shows the existence or the condition of
the subject. In Spanish, this verb has two meanings:

……………….. / ………………..
(Write its meanings)

Personal pronouns Verb Be


I Am
You Are
He Is
She Is
It Is
We Are
You Are
They Are

Lesson D. Possessive adjectives (My / Your)

We use possessive adjectives to show who owns or


“possesses” something. The possessive adjectives in
English are as follows:

Personal pronouns Possessive adjectives


I My
You Your
He His
She Her
It Its
We Our
You Your
They Their

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Lesson F. Demonstrative pronouns (This… These… / That… Those…)


A demonstrative pronoun is a pronoun that is used to point to something specific within a
sentence. They can indicate things in space or in time, and they can be either singular or plural.
Singular

This is an apple. That is an apple.


Plural

These are apples. Those are apples.

Near in distance or time (this, these)

Far in distance or time (that, those)

Lesson D. Possessive adjectives (My / Your)

My hat Our hats

Your hat His hat Her hat Their hats


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Indefinite article (A / An)

In English, the two indefinite articles are ‘a´ and ‘an’. They are
invariable so you use one or the other depending on the first
letter of the word following the article, for pronunciation reasons.

Use a when the next word starts with a consonant, or before


words starting with u and eu when they sound like you.

Use an when the next words that start with a vowel sound
(a,e,i,o,u) or with a mute h.

a + consonant

lamp

a +
do o r

ho u se

ba g

t o ma t o

an + vowel

ap p l e

+
elephant
an i ce - cr e a m

orange

umb r e l l a

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